Aegilops tauschii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
(unranked): | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Poaceae |
Genus: | Aegilops |
Species: | A. tauschii |
Binomial name | |
Aegilops tauschii Coss. |
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Synonyms | |
Aegilops squarrosa auct. non L. |
Aegilops squarrosa auct. non L.
Patropyrum tauschii (Coss.) Löve
Triticum tauschii (Coss.) Schmalh.
Aegilops tauschii, also known as Tausch's goatgrass and rough-spike hard grass, is an annual grass species.
It is native to temperate Asia and the tropical Asian Indian Subcontinent, the Caucasus region in Eurasia, and Ukraine in Eastern Europe.
Aegilops tauschii is part of the tribe Triticeae, along with wheat and some other cereals.
It is a diploid (2n = 2x = 14, DD) goat grass species which has contributed the D genome in common wheat.